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IEA - Hydrogen Central
Argus - Hydrogen 'no passing fad': IEA Low-emissions hydrogen "is no passing fad" and deployment could soon approach the "breakneck expansion" seen in solar and offshore wind in their early years, the Paris-based energy watchdog the IEA said. The sector has seen "stark" corrections recently, but these are "typical in emerging sectors", the IEA said in its Energy Technology Perspectives 2026 report published today. Progress has fallen short of expectations from the early 2020s.
Germany to include CCS-based H2 in ‘acceleration law’
Hamburg, 25 February (Argus) — German projects for production of hydrogen from natural gas with carbon capture and storage (CCS) are set to benefit from faster permitting under the “hydrogen acceleration law” that could be passed on 26 February. Germany’s lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, will vote on the law on 26 February — the final step before it could enter into force. The Bundestag’s economy and energy committee has made some additions to the government’s text from late 2025.
Equinor halts Dutch CCS-H2 plans, Belgian site still on
Hamburg, 19 February (Argus) — Norwegian state-controlled Equinor has scrapped plans to make hydrogen from natural gas with carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the Netherlands, but remains committed to a project in Belgium.
Argus - Largest European hydrogen bank funding winner pulls out - Hydrogen Central
Argus - Largest European hydrogen bank funding winner pulls out The winner of the European hydrogen bank's largest subsidies will not take up the funding because the project cannot meet timelines set by the EU, one of its developers has told Argus. Swedish utility Vattenfall and Danish investment fund Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners earlier this year won €246.6mn ($287mn) in the hydrogen bank's second round, for their 500MW Zeevonk electrolysis project in the Netherlands.
Germany cuts funds for hydrogen in new budget
Germany cuts funds for hydrogen in new budget Germany's new government has substantially reduced medium-term funds earmarked for development of a hydrogen economy and the decarbonisation of industry. In its first budget, the government has allocated €1.28bn ($1.46bn) in the 2026-32 period for measures aimed at realising the country's national hydrogen strategy, according to a document for the climate and transformation fund (KTF) seen by Argus. Its predecessor had set aside €3.75bn.
Germany’s hydrogen ambitions in late 2024: Taking stock
Germany has long harboured ambitions to become a clean hydrogen economy trailblazer — it sees hydrogen as key for decarbonising its industrial juggernauts as well as power generation, transport and other sectors. The country has made progress towards these ambitions this year, with the launch of innovative support schemes bankrolled by large funding pots, tailwinds for initiatives drawn up in previous years and the green light for construction of a country-wide hydrogen network.
Shell Has Exited A Planned Renewable Hydrogen-Based Sustainable Aviation Fuel (E-SAF) Project In Sweden
Shell has exited a planned renewable hydrogen-based sustainable aviation fuel (e-SAF) project in Sweden, and it and utility Vattenfall will not take up an €80.2mn ($87mn) EU Innovation Fund grant. “Vattenfall and Shell have agreed to pause their collaboration” on the HySkies project that they launched in 2021, the Swedish firm said.
German court ruling puts hydrogen funding at risk
A German federal constitutional court ruling could put close to €20bn of funding for the hydrogen economy at risk and may hold back plans to stimulate renewable or low-carbon hydrogen use in industry. The court ruled on 15 November that a government decision to reallocate €60bn of unused debt from Covid-19 pandemic support measures to its climate and transformation fund (KTF) is unconstitutional.
Danish tender gives hints for European H2 bank auction
The outcome of Denmark's first subsidy tender for production of renewable hydrogen and derivatives provide a first indication on how low some project developers may be willing to go with bids in the EU's pan-European hydrogen bank pilot auction later this year. The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) selected six projects with a combined electrolyser capacity of 280MW for subsidies, allocating the tender's full budget of 1.25bn kroner ($176.9mn), it said today.
Six Danish renewable H2 projects win output subsidies
An error has occured. The article you are searching for was not found. Published date: 27 October 2023 Denmark has selected six projects that will produce renewable hydrogen and derivatives with a combined electrolyser capacity of 280MW in its first power-to-X tender, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) said today. The six projects will each get a share of the tender's 1.25bn Danish kroner budget ($176.9mn). They will receive the subsidies as a fixed support over 10 years.
Morocco ramps up efforts to attract green H2 projects
Morocco is intensifying its efforts to attract developers of renewable hydrogen projects, but still has to overcome major hurdles to realise its ambitions, delegates heard at the World Power-to-X Summit in Marrakech this week.
Nutrien halts work on low-carbon ammonia plant: Update
An error has occured. The article you are searching for was not found. Published date: 03 August 2023 Adds additional information throughout North American fertiliser producer Nutrien has suspended work on a planned low-carbon ammonia project in Geismar, Louisiana. The firm said it has halted the work because estimated capital costs have increased and because of "continued uncertainty on the timing of emerging uses for clean ammonia".
Nutrien suspends work on US low-carbon ammonia plant
An error has occured. The article you are searching for was not found. Published date: 03 August 2023 North American fertilizer producer Nutrien has suspended work on a planned low-carbon ammonia project in Geismar, Louisiana. The firm said it has halted the work because estimated capital costs have increased and because of "continued uncertainty on the timing of emerging uses for clean ammonia". It said it is prioritising "other capital allocation alternatives".
BP lifts hydrogen project pipeline to 2.8mn t/yr
An error has occured. The article you are searching for was not found. Published date: 01 August 2023 BP has a hydrogen project pipeline with cumulative capacity of 2.8mn t/yr, up by 60pc from where it was at the end of 2022, chief executive Bernard Looney said today. This puts the company "well on the way" to reaching its target of doubling its pipeline by the end of this year, Looney said.
German gas storage operators slam H2 network plans
An error has occured. The article you are searching for was not found. Published date: 01 August 2023 Germany's gas system operators should "fundamentally rethink" their core assumptions for a future hydrogen transport network as existing plans would lead to an oversized grid, storage operator association Ines has said. Germany's hydrogen transport system may need much less entry and exit capacity in the early 2030s than system operators' association FNB has assumed in initial plans, Ines said.
Germany to rule out aid for non-renewable H2 production
An error has occured. The article you are searching for was not found. Published date: 13 July 2023 Germany will rule out direct financial support for low-carbon hydrogen production from natural gas and waste, limiting subsidies for these technologies to the demand side, an updated draft of its revised national hydrogen strategy suggests. "Direct financial support for hydrogen production is limited to production of green hydrogen," the government said in the draft seen by Argus.
India may export 70pc of its green hydrogen by 2030
An error has occured. The article you are searching for was not found. Published date: 07 July 2023 India wants to export 70pc of the 5mn t/yr of renewable hydrogen it aims to produce by 2030, as domestic use may be limited to keep prices for final products in check, according to government officials.
India's green hydrogen project pipeline at 3.5mn t/yr
Companies have so far announced plans for 48 renewable hydrogen projects in India that could produce a combined 3.5mn t/yr if realised, the ministry for new and renewable energy's secretary Bhupinder Singh Bhalla said at the International Conference on Green Hydrogen in New Delhi. Provided the projects are completed by the end of the decade, they could provide some 70pc of India's goal to establish 5mn t/yr of renewable hydrogen capacity by 2030.
UAE targets 1.4mn t/yr hydrogen output by 2031
An error has occured. The article you are searching for was not found. Published date: 05 July 2023 The UAE is planning to produce 1.4mn t/yr of hydrogen by 2031, its minister of energy and infrastructure Suhail al-Mazrouei told state news agency WAM. In the longer term, the country is targeting 15mn t/yr by 2050, al-Mazrouei said. The UAE will be looking to set up two hydrogen "oases" by 2031 for hydrogen production from "clean electricity," WAM reported.
EU renewable H2 definition to enter into force in July
An error has occured. The article you are searching for was not found. Published date: 20 June 2023 The EU's delegated act defining renewable hydrogen is bound to enter into force next month, after it was published in the bloc's official journal on 20 June. The regulations will formally enter into force 20 days following the publication, meaning on 10 July.
Australia earmarks $1.35bn to subsidise H2 production
An error has occured. The article you are searching for was not found. Published date: 09 May 2023 The Australian government has set aside A$2bn ($1.35bn) of its 2023 federal budget to subsidise renewable hydrogen production.
Rotterdam's large-scale ammonia cracker feasible: Study
An error has occured. The article you are searching for was not found. Published date: 05 May 2023 The Dutch port of Rotterdam could host a centralised ammonia cracking facility capable of delivering 1mn t/yr of hydrogen, a proposed project found to be technically and economically feasible in a study commissioned by the port authority and 17 companies involved in the plans.
Panama plans international hydrogen organisation
An error has occured. The article you are searching for was not found. Published date: 20 April 2023 Panama is planning to set up an intergovernmental organisation to facilitate international trade of renewable hydrogen and its derivatives, the country's undersecretary for energy Rosilena Lindo has told Argus. The country hopes to officially launch its plans for the body — that is to be called "Hydrogen International Trade Organisation" — at this year's Cop 28 climate talks in December.
Danish tender could subsidise green H2 with over $2/kg
An error has occured. The article you are searching for was not found. Published date: 19 April 2023 Denmark will grant a fixed premium of up to 14.40 Danish kroner/kg ($2.12/kg) on renewable hydrogen production from projects that will be selected through a tender process launched today. The government has earmarked total funds of DKr1.25bn for the tender and will grant operating support as a fixed price in DKr/GJ of renewable hydrogen for 10 years.
Netherlands to support Shell's H2, CCS endeavours
An error has occured. The article you are searching for was not found. Published date: 14 April 2023 The Netherlands' government will aim to support Shell's plans to reduce its CO2 footprint in the country, including through financial support and accelerated permitting processes for hydrogen and carbon capture and storage (CCS) facilities.
Refhyne 2 Project Held Up By ITM Electrolyser Setbacks
Progress on the German 100MW Refhyne 2 renewable hydrogen project has been held back by UK electrolyser manufacturer ITM’s decision to trim down its expansion plans and by persistent regulatory uncertainty, Shell’s hydrogen business manager Frank Kiesslich said. The Shell-led consortium developing the site was close to taking a final investment decision (FID) in September last year, in line with initial plans, Kiesslich said at the World Electrolysis Congress in Dusseldorf.
Australia to review national hydrogen strategy
An error has occured. The article you are searching for was not found. Published date: 27 February 2023 Australia will review its national hydrogen strategy, partly in response to the US' Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and efforts by other countries to build up a hydrogen economy.
German power price brake threatens hydrogen projects
An error has occured. The article you are searching for was not found. Published date: 18 January 2023 Germany's electricity price brake could present an obstacle to the development of a hydrogen economy, having already brought a 1,350 t/yr renewable hydrogen project in Bavaria to a standstill.
Cop 27: Germany to invest €550mn in global H2 projects
An error has occured. The article you are searching for was not found. Published date: 15 November 2022 Germany will make €550mn ($572mn) available to help establish green hydrogen projects in developing countries through two new investment funds. German development minister Svenja Schulze and the economy ministry's state secretary Stefan Wenzel jointly announced the funds at the Cop 27 UN climate conference in Egypt today.
Cop 27: Israeli electrolysers to produce H2 in Morocco
An error has occured. The article you are searching for was not found. Published date: 09 November 2022 Israel's H2Pro will provide electrolysers to Moroccan green hydrogen projects developed by domestic renewables firm Gaia Energy, and may eventually begin manufacturing in the north African country. H2Pro and Gaia signed a "strategic agreement" at the Cop 27 UN climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, setting out multiple areas of co-operation.
Cop 27: H2Global to launch first tender after summit
An error has occured. The article you are searching for was not found. Published date: 08 November 2022 Germany's H2Global initiative will launch its first auctions for imports of renewable ammonia, e-methanol and sustainable aviation fuel "right after" the Cop 27 UN climate conference which runs until 18 November, German chancellor Olaf Scholz said today in Sharm el-Sheikh. Berlin gave "the final go-ahead" for the first tender process last week, Scholz said.
Cop 27: Kenya eyes 30GW of renewable hydrogen
An error has occured. The article you are searching for was not found. Published date: 08 November 2022 Kenya's president William Ruto said today that his country has started on the road to becoming a hydrogen producer, although details were scarce. At the UN Cop 27 climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Ruto said his government has signed a "framework agreement" with an undisclosed investor "to produce 30GW of green hydrogen" in Kenya.
Cop 27: EU to sign three deals for green hydrogen
An error has occured. The article you are searching for was not found. Published date: 08 November 2022 The EU will sign three initial agreements for imports of renewable hydrogen at the Cop 27 UN climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said. An agreement with Kazakhstan was concluded on 7 November, and will be followed by deals with Namibia and Egypt, von der Leyen said.
India's ReNew Power to take on Egyptian H2 project
An error has occured. The article you are searching for was not found. Published date: 28 July 2022 Indian renewable energy producer ReNew Power is planning to build a 220,000 t/yr renewable hydrogen plant in Egypt's Suez Canal Economic Zone, adding to a long list of planned projects in the area. ReNew Power has signed an initial agreement with the General Authority for Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) and intends to invest close to $8bn over two phases.
Dutch gas conversion site delayed
Construction of the Netherlands' new gas quality conversion site in Zuidbroek will be completed later than previously planned, which may reduce the country's import demand next spring. The facility will enter operations "in phases" next summer, the economy ministry said today. It had previously been expected to come on line by 1 April 2022. The delay is because of social distancing measures that were implemented to limit the spread of Covid-19, the ministry said.
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